HALLOWEEN!!

I love Halloween, however I have learned my lesson, never to tell a 4 year old that Halloween is coming. Everyday since the Halloween decorations went up (October 1st) she asked if it is Halloween yet and of course my response was not yet and then had to proceed to explain why and when it will be here. I am debating what to do for Christmas, ha!

This year Emily wanted to be a "good witch" and her dress had to sparkle. So I found one that had LED lights in the skirt, pretty good I may say so myself! The boys of course had to match and what better way than Thing 1 and Thing 2 from Cat and the Hat! I loved creating their costumes, however having blue hair dye ALL over everything was just a little bit much! All in all the kids had a great time visiting with cousins and trick or treating.

U Pick Pumpkin Patch

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Every year we spend the day as a family and go to the pumpkin patch and then carve our findings! This year we went to the U Pick Red Barn in Idaho Falls. There were so many pumpkins of all sizes. Of course the boys were not that interested in the big orange things, but more in the little gray things on the ground (I am slowly getting use to little boys).

In the end Dad did a great job and found us the perfect pumpkins. The kids did well, the boys were a little mad that we took them away from their HUGE dirt pile and Emily of course did not want to go home. Here is our attempt at taking family pictures!


So on to the carving portion. Emily loves watching and of course telling us what she wants to be carved on the pumpkins. Dad found the perfect pumpkin for "Franky Frankenstein" and Em wanted Mom to carve a witch (of course since that is what she is going to be this year).

Family Pictures

Thanks to Geri at Orchid Photography we had our family pictures done and what an experience! Geri was so patience with our little circus, she was wonderful! Trying to get all 5 of us to look at the camera at the same time let alone get everyone to smile was even a bigger challenge. However, Geri was amazing and here is some of her 270 pictures :)








A quick update - Emily just started preschool and absolutely LOVES it! She is making new friends and learning her ABC's. The twins are very active, walking however, is not part of their vocabulary RUNNING is and it is never in the same direction! They definitely keep Mom very busy! Ryan and I are well. Taking it one day at a time and enjoying every little thing about our children. Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!

Well it is official... my babies have turned one. Or I guess I should say that Mom has survived the first year with twins!! Yay Mom!! Although the first five months were some of the most difficult times of my life it was well worth it. I love my little guys and I could not imagine life without either one of them.

We had a simple BBQ with our families to help celebrate this special day. The boys of course took it as just another day, but of course I had to make it special for me (and for the scrapbooks). Each boy got his own cake and I was totally shocked that Hunter did not know what to do, I mean it is food and this kid EATS everything! Ruger DIVED right in without looking back. Eventually, Hunter figured things out. They loved every bite. Of course they were very spoiled thanks to their grandparents, aunts and uncles. We had trucks coming out of our ears! :) What a wonderful day to spend with family and friends and my heart is filled with so much gratitude. What a wonderful blessing that I was able to have two healthy and adorable little boys!

Fishing at Twin Lakes

On Saturday we took off and joined Ryan's cousins at Twin Lakes for a day of fishing. It was so much fun. Emily loves to go fishing and the best part is she LOVES to eat them (a lot better than her Mom does)! Ryan was really good about taking Emily and I out and patiently sit there and take the fish of the hooks and put the worms back on. Thanks honey!!

By the end of the trip Emily was catching and reeling the fish in herself. It was so cute she would yell out that she caught one and throw her arms in the air and say, "yea look at me, I did it!" So cute...we caught a lot of fish!!

Emily had a lot of fun with her cousins and of course fishing with her Dad. After a long hard day of fun and lots of cheetos we achieved the ultimate reward...3 passed out kids for the ride home! :)

G Rated

There are 2 things I love - BABIES AND BATH TIME! Of course this only means one thing, adorable little bums :) On Mother's Day Ryan was very good and took over getting the kids up, feeding them, giving them baths, etc. As I lay in bed listening to all of the commotion I heard giggles coming from the bathroom, I was not surprised that Ryan's was the loudest! This is what I walked in on...

The Dentist

Emily is such a big girl I am so proud of her. She had her first trip to the dentist and she was awesome! She allowed them to take x-rays with a little coaxing. Then she got to wear some cool blue sunglasses as she had her teeth cleaned. She was really excited about picking out her flavors for the cleaning (Bubble Gum) and then for the fluoride treatment (Strawberry). The whole time she kept telling us that she was going get to go to the treasure box and pick a prize because she was a good girl. She was right, a new toothbrush and a bouncy ball later she was finished and the dentist was very impressed - NO CAVITIES (thanks to Mom)!!

Happy Easter!

The tradition for the Dial house always starts off with the dying of the eggs. This year Emily invited her friend Madeline Bates to help kick off the festivities! They had so much fun using crayons and glitter! I am not sure which got more glitter the eggs or my floor!?!



Moving on to the the big Easter egg hunt. Grandpa Scott loves to have an Easter egg hunt in their backyard every year for the grandkids. Right now there are only two who are old enough to participate, Emily and Maddi. The girls love searching for the eggs. Of course Emily had to shake each one to make sure that the Easter Bunny did not forget to put candy in them! What a stinker! Needless to say the girls made a haul like they do every year! Thank you Easter Bunny!!





























Finally, taking pictures with Mom, well kind of. We did the best we could considering I have 3 kids under the age of 4! Between the wiggles and the giggles this is what we came up with!



















We love you and hope everyone had a very Happy Easter!

What is this thing called GRASS????

Yea SPRING....well at least for a day or two right? Well since it was nice for a day this week I decided to take the boys outside and play on the grass. This is the first time for both boys since they were born, almost 10 months ago. Well Ruger was cautious at first, but didn't seem to mind this new discovery. Hunter on the other hand had different feelings about this stuff that is not so green, hard, and poky. He HATED it! He just looked at me like WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? I have not laughed so much in a long time. When you would put him on his belly he did the super baby pose you know the one that if I don't put my hands and feet down maybe it will just go away. I LOVED it. Hopefully, with a few more encounters he will learn to love this thing that will give mom many headaches of trying to get grass stains out of his and his brother's clothing!

The Cowboy Hat

THE PICTURES SAY IT ALL ......








ALL WE ARE MISSING IS A HORSE!